Journey to a Revolution, Michael Korda
Journey to a Revolution, Michael Korda
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Journey to a Revolution
A Personal Memoir and History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Author: Michael Korda

Narrator: Julian Elfer

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/31/2020


Synopsis

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was perhaps the most dramatic single event of the Cold War and a major turning point in history. Though it ended unsuccessfully, the spontaneous uprising of Hungarians against their country's Communist party and the Soviet occupation forces in the wake of Stalin's death demonstrated to the world at large the failure of Communism. In full view of the Western media—and therefore the world—the Russians were obliged to use force on a vast scale to subdue armed students, factory workers, and intellectuals in the streets of a major European capital.

In October 1956, Michael Korda and three fellow Oxford undergraduates traveled to Budapest in a beat-up Volkswagen to bring badly needed medicine to the hospitals—and to participate, at street level, in one of the great battles of the postwar era. Journey to a Revolution is at once history and a compelling memoir—the author's riveting account of the course of the revolution, from its heroic beginnings to the sad martyrdom of its end.

About Michael Korda

Michael Korda participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. He is the author of major biographies of Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Robert E. Lee., as well as the bestselling memoir Charmed Lives.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Geza on February 28, 2020

As someone who lived through the Hungarian Revolution as a child and wrote a book about it (FOR THE CHILDREN), I found this to be an excellent read. What made it special was the personal nature of the writing and the little vignettes. Korda went to Hungary at the time of the Revolution with some fel......more

Goodreads review by Carol on February 19, 2015

Michael Korda's Journey to a Revolution: A Personal Memoir and History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 is more history than memoir. The first hundred or so pages are very informative, though not the most pleasurable reading. Once the memoir part kicks in, the dryness abates. In my favorite part,......more

Goodreads review by Ken on April 06, 2023

Korda is an excellent writer in general, and his personal experience of being in Budapest in 1956 adds a lot to this account.......more